VisNA Lab @ APA Division 10 Annual Meeting
This past March, the VisNA Lab showed up in force at the 2nd annual APA Division 10 conference on the Psychology of the Arts, Creativity and Aesthetics. The conference was…
Dr. Vessel Elected Secretary General of IAEA
At the beginning of the year, the International Association for Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) has elected lab PI Edward Vessel as its next Secretary General. The term is for two years.…
Edwarné Woodley-Gift Receives ORCA Fellowship
Edwarné Woodley-Gift, a CCNY Psychology and Biology double major, has been awarded a fellowship from ORCA (Opportunities in Research and Creative Arts) to do research in the VisNA Lab over…
New Paper out in PNAS
New paper alert! We’re very excited to announce that a new paper from the lab is out today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: Conwell, C., Graham, D.,…
VisNA Lab Welcomes 4 New Members
We are very excited to welcome three new Master’s students and a new undergraduate assistant to the lab! August Miller is pursuing a Master’s in Cognitive Neuroscience at the GC…
Edward Vessel Receives Junior Faculty Research Award
Dr. Vessel has been awarded a 2025 CUNY Junior Faculty Research Award in Science and Engineering (JFRASE). This award aims to identify and advance the careers of talented untenured faculty…
Spring 2025 Course in Psychology of Aesthetics and Creativity
What makes a face beautiful? How can a painting or music “move” us? What is inspiration, and why does it feel good? What can AI tell us about creativity? In…
Aubrey Valdez Receives Research Mentors Fellowship
Dr. Vessel and CCNY Psychology BA/MA student Aubrey Valdez have been awarded a Colin Powell School Research Mentors Fellowship. This competitive program provides stipends for both Aubrey and Dr. Vessel…
VisNA Lab Warming
After a productive year of setting up the physical space and the lab IT infrastructure, the VisNA Lab recently hosted a “Lab Warming” event to welcome the broader community into…
VisNA web page is live!
Welcome to the new digital home of the VisNA Lab! We’re excited to be here at CCNY and to start telling the world about the science we’re doing. Big thanks…